Corporate social responsibility reporting in the mining sector of Tanzania

Lauwo, Sarah; Otusanya, Olatunde Julius; Bakre, Owolabi M.

doi:10.1108/aaaj-06-2013-1380

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“…Visser (2008), for example, notes that corporations in developing countries engage in the provision of social services that would be seen as government's responsibility in developed countries. Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) activism in developing countries may also create legitimacy gaps, so providing significant motivation for companies to engage, or else attempt to engage, in responsible business practices in order to acquire or else maintain legitimacy (Doh and Teegan, 2002;Lauwo et al, 2016). Alternatively, organisations may use legitimation techniques, such as linking themselves to other institutions, in order to develop moral and cognitive legitimacy.…”

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“…In this regard, legitimacy theories as applied to developing countries are questionable as despite the increasing social and environmental impact of corporate activities, companies continue to carry out these activities unchallenged (see Banerjee, 2008). Indeed, Lauwo et al, (2016Lauwo et al, ( , p. 1043 argue that the extent to which stakeholder and legitimacy theories "can explain the contradictions and dilemmas faced by developing countries with respect to CSR practices has remained problematic [as] they pay little attention to the broader socio-political, economic, historical and power structures that shape CSR reporting practices". 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 c c o u n …”

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“…These power asymmetries, for example, manifest themselves at the very outset in terms of the negotiation of mineral development agreements between the host state and MNCs, so leading to a governance gap (Hilson, 2012), such that the state can see its capacity to enforce regulations promoting corporate accountability as being significantly compromised (Lauwo et al, 2016). Similarly, Siddiqui and Uddin (2016) acknowledge the state's inability and/or unwillingness to stop human rights abuses, especially those committed by MNCs.…”

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“…Whilst there is a limited number of recent studies focusing on CSR-related issues in developing countries generally Belal and Owen, 2007;Lauwo et al, 2016), there is in particular a paucity of such research on Africa (Rahaman, 2010). Furthermore, much CSR research is not attuned to the particularities and realities of the developing countries setting and so fails to be relevant to local stakeholders and contexts (Blowfield and Frynas, 2005;Fox, 2004), and to capture the socio-economic and political challenges in these countries.…”

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“…Such a high degree of dependence is suggestive of the stark power asymmetries likely to exist between Zambia, as a developing country, and the foreignowned Multinational Corporations (MNCs), with their consequent effect upon CSR practices. Given such power asymmetries, Lauwo et al, (2016) argue that legitimacy theory approaches commonly used in CSR research, are inappropriate to developing countries contexts.…”

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Stakeholder interactions and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices

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2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically explore the interactions of key stakeholders and their impact upon corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in the Zambian copper mining sector. In particular, the authors examine the power dynamics that emerge in the stakeholder interactions. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyse the stakeholder interactions based on the varying degrees of stakeholder salience and critical collaboration potential, and draw on rich evidence from 43 interviews with multiple stakeholders involved in CSR in the Zambia mining sector. Findings This paper finds stark power asymmetries in the relationship between the state, the civil society and mining companies which are exacerbated by a number of factors, including divisions within these key stakeholders themselves. Apart from power imbalances within and between stakeholders, the potential for critical collaboration at the local level is further challenged by the lack of commonly accepted social and environmental frameworks, transparency and accountability of the leadership of stakeholder groups. However, despite these power asymmetries some limited agency is possible, as civil society in particular co-opts previously dormant stakeholders to increase its own salience and, more importantly, that of the state. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature on the key stakeholders’ interactions shaping CSR in developing countries by exploring these issues in a critical industry, the Zambian copper mining sector, on which the state economy is so heavily dependent.

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Does corporate environmental responsibility engagement affect firm value? The mediating role of corporate innovation

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2019

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This paper aims to construct a comprehensive corporate environmental responsibility (CER) engagement measurement to examine the relationship between CER engagement and firm value as well as explore the mediating effect of corporate innovation on this relationship based on a sample of 496 China's A‐share listed companies from 2008 to 2016. The results show that when firms start to adopt environmental regulations, CER would have a negative effect on firm value; however, at a specific level, CER would start to enhance firm value positively. In addition to this, corporate innovation plays a mediating role in the relationship between CER and firm value. Corporate innovation promotes firm value of firms with CER more than firms without CER. Overall, the findings of this paper are extremely relevant for the government, investors, and firm's managers and can be utilized for policy and investment decision making. Also, the findings encourage firms to enhance their sense of environmental responsibility in order to enhance their competitive advantages, enhance corporate innovation capabilities, and thus enhance firm value.

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Conservation through conversation? Therapeutic engagement on biodiversity and extinction between NGOs and companies

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Adopting a theoretical framework from social narrative therapy, this paper examines how new realities are being constantly created as the corporate narrative is rewritten or 're-storied' through engagement between NGO-therapists and corporate-clients.Detailed interviews are conducted with 21 NGOs operating in a developing economy and working with local and multi-national companies. The research reveals how the relationship between NGOs and companies has shifted from an adversarial one (reported in earlier studies) to one characterised by constructive dialogue, facilitation and mediation. The engagements have 'therapeutic' properties and offer one solution for tackling the impacts which modern business practices are having on biodiversity. An extensive review of narrative and social constructionist perspectives across business ethics, organisations and accounting is beyond the scope of this paper. The discussion and analysis are limited to the application of narrative approaches to counselling to NGO-company relationships.

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Corporate social responsibility reporting in the mining sector of Tanzania

Abstract: held at the University of Cardiff, anonymous reviewers and editors for their support, encouragement and insightful comments which have been instrumental in the development of this paper.

Cited by 92 publications

References 80 publications

Stakeholder interactions and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices

Stakeholder interactions and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices

Does corporate environmental responsibility engagement affect firm value? The mediating role of corporate innovation

Conservation through conversation? Therapeutic engagement on biodiversity and extinction between NGOs and companies

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